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7 tips for preparing children for school

With the right help at the right time, children with speech problems can learn to speak well and read well.”. ... Professor Mark Onslow, Director of the Australian Stuttering Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences:.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/01/19/7-tips-for-preparing-children-for-school.html
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What is cancer radiotherapy?

For prostate cancer, one study estimates survival at the five year mark is about 93%.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/06/01/what-is-cancer-radiotherapy--.html
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Mark Tredinnick on World Poetry Day

Celebrating World Poetry Day. 21 March 2018. On World Poetry Day, Australian poet and newly announced Education Writer-in-Residence Mark Tredinnick speaks of the beauty and the potential of the ... In a poem each of us is all of us. Mark Tredinnick,
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/03/21/mark-tredinnick-on-world-poetry-day.html
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5 tips to ace humanities exams in the HSC

You need to read methodically, ask lots of questions and discuss them with your classmates, teachers, friends and family. ... It will keep you fresh for examination day. More importantly, it's what will stay with you long after you've finished the exam
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/10/13/five-tips-for-humanities-exams-in-the-hsc.html
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Five things to think about when choosing a university course

Of course, if you have your heart set on accountancy or chemical engineering and have the marks to do it – then go for it.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/08/24/five-things-to-think-about-when-choosing-a-university-course.html
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3D printed organs - they're closer than you might think

Yes, you read that correctly. He’s made an invisibility cloak. Professor Wegener’s visit marks the start of our journey with this technology.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/04/10/3d-printed-organs---they-re-closer-than-you-might-think.html
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An Anzac myth

An Anzac myth. 21 April 2016. In this essay for The Monthly, Professor Mark McKenna considers whether Turkey and Australia have memorialised a romantic image of Gallipoli. ... This essay was written by Professor Mark McKenna from the Department of
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/04/21/an-anzac-myth.html
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ADHD: claims we’re diagnosing immature behaviour make it worse for those affected

ADHD does exist and a warranted diagnosis offers help to children who are struggling due to this common, biological condition, writes Dr Alison Poulton.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/02/08/adhd--claims-we_re-diagnosing-immature-behaviour-make-it-worse-f.html
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How artists can help doctors conquer dangerous lifestyle diseases

In the fight against obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, art can reach the public with messages health professionals find hard to convey, writes Alana Valentine, writer-in-residence at the Charles Perkins Centre. Read more.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/03/22/how-artists-can-help-doctors-conquer-dangerous-lifestyle-disease.html
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Academics must cut the tentacles that threaten to strangle them

Mark Robertson’s reassurance that all is well in the world of academic publishing save for the occasional misunderstanding (HES, October 7) takes no account of widespread dissatisfaction within the research
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/11/04/academics-must-cut-the-tentacles-that-threaten-to-strangle-them.html